California Criminal Defense Attorney Darren T. Kavinoky

Offices throughout California Telephone Toll Free 1.877.4.NoCuffs 1.877.466.2833 Facsimile 818.346.4660 Email Darren@NoCuffs.com

With an enviable record of trial victories over the past 13 years, California criminal defense attorney Darren T. Kavinoky is known throughout the country as one of the top lawyers in his area of practice. He has received praise from judges, law enforcement officials, prosecutors, colleagues and even the media. He was recently honored by Los Angeles Magazine, which in 2005 and 2006 named him a "Super Lawyer Rising Star," an honor reserved only for the top five percent of the lawyers in California. He also earned a coveted "AV®" rating in the Martindale Hubbell Registry, a peer review honor that singles out attorneys who are at the highest level of skill and integrity.

As founding partner of The Kavinoky Law Firm, with offices in San Francisco, Santa Monica, Riverside, Newport Beach, and Woodland Hills, Kavinoky oversees a staff of nearly a dozen attorneys and 20 support personnel. Though best known for his work in handling drug and alcohol cases, he also defends the rights of those accused of all other crimes, including domestic violence.

Because of his thorough knowledge of criminal law, Kavinoky is regularly asked to comment on the high-profile criminal cases, and he has been featured on many television broadcasts including "Larry King Live," "Nancy Grace,""Court TV," "Entertainment Tonight," "The Insider," the "Today Show" and "Celebrity Justice." With respect to radio, Kavinoky has guested during talk segments on such Los Angeles radio stations as KFWB, KNX, KROQ, KLSX and KRLA, and on the East Coast, he has appeared on Clear Channel Radio and Court TV Radio. Kavinoky has been sought out to comment on the JonBenet Ramsey case, the Mel Gibson DUI, the Paris Hilton DUI and the Nicole Richie DUI, among other top criminal stories. Darren Kavinoky also has been quoted on numerous criminal matters in USA Today, The New York Times, Santa Monica Daily Press, The Baltimore Examiner, the New York Post, Men's Health, Time magazine and CNN.com. In addition, Kavinoky has been used as a regular expert source by the Los Angeles Times.

A prolific writer, Kavinoky also publishes much information on criminal defense and drunk driving issues in his magazine, The DUI Report. He also hosts and services several web sites with postings and updates of valuable information for both legal practitioners and the general public. He is currently writing his first book about celebrities who commit crimes and how such crimes, and the ways in which they are defended, are directly applicable to the general public. This self-help text will be out in late 2007.

Kavinoky is active in a number of legal organizations and associations including the State Bar of California; the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (where he is a Life Member); the Association of Federal Defense Attorneys; the National College of DUI Defense; California Attorneys for Criminal Justice; the California DUI Lawyers Association; the Los Angeles County Criminal Courts Bar Association the Criminal Law Inn of Court, Los Angeles Chapter; the Trial Practice Inn of Court, Los Angeles Chapter; the Ventura County Criminal Defense Bar Association; the Orange County Bar Association; the San Fernando Valley Bar Association; and the Beverly Hills Bar Association. Kavinoky is admitted to practice in both California state and federal courts.

Kavinoky donates countless hours to many organizations that assist those with addiction issues and rehabilitation needs including Liberty House, Genesis House and Herbert House. He also mentors men's sober living environments to obtain expungements and other relief from past criminal convictions on a no-fee basis. Known for his generosity and his fierce defense of constitutional rights, Kavinoky has handled numerous criminal cases on a pro-bono basis where there were significant issues that may not have been otherwise resolved or litigated.

His expertise and successes have led to many national speaking engagements. He has lectured on a variety of topics including the professional development of criminal defense lawyers. In addition, Kavinoky regularly speaks to groups of lawyers and non-lawyers about DUI / DWI law, cross examination techniques, ethical issues in criminal defense and more. In his presentation, "Expungement 101," Kavinoky teaches residents of various sober living homes how to clear their criminal records and begin new directions in their lives. Other speeches Kavinoky has given over the years include "Ethical Issues in Criminal Cases" at the Georgia Criminal Defense Lawyers Association in Atlanta, Georgia; "The CEO Model: A Business Guide for Attorneys" at the DUI-DWI National Attorney Seminar in Los Angeles, California; "Jury Selection" at the Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice Seminar in Tucson, Arizona; "Cross-Examination of the Arresting Officer" at the Minnesota DUI Seminar in Las Vegas, Nevada and at Lawrence Taylor's DUI Defense Seminar in Los Angeles, California; and "Handling the Media in a High Profile Criminal Case" at the Los Angeles County Bar Association in Los Angeles, California.

In order to deliver the best possible defense for clients, Darren Kavinoky continues to study and learn about criminal defense. He has studied at the National College of DUI Defense at Harvard Law School and has attended that institution's summer courses since 2001. He is also a certified instructor in Standardized Field Sobriety Testing through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and International Association for Chemical Testing. Moreover, he has received certification from the College of Advocacy, Hastings Law School in San Francisco, California and has completed Mastering Statistic Evidence in Dallas, Texas and Breath Analysis Forensics at Florida International University.

Kavinoky began his career as a criminal defense attorney in 1994 as an associate with Floyd, Skeren & Kelly where he focused on all facets of criminal defense law. By 2001, Darren was the Managing Attorney of the Criminal Law Section of that firm, and in 2004 he became a named partner and supervised more than 30 attorneys.

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